#but like. after having analyzed and dissected the game and characters a bajillion times you just can't help but whip up scenarios.........

[twobellsilence]

You know I think Curlanya is the first pairing I ship where I actually want them to Not Work Out. Like I'm obsessed with the idea of them being this super sweet, if a little secretive, kind-of-but-not-quite couple where they sneak away to be with each other and maybe they give each other a quick peck and hold hands for a bit and they're super excited and giggly about it. Basically they're only just beginning to explore what they feel and they act like school children in love. But then Jimmy assaults Anya, and Curly puts his best friend before her like he does in the narrative, and of course their relationship just... withers, as it should. They keep seeking each other's company, but it is not the same as before despite there still being lingering romantic tension between them, and of course Anya falls out of love with Curly and he doesn't want to let go but he respects her need for space. So their once warm romance dies down, and every interaction is brimming with unspoken heartbreak and betrayal and regret... And then the rest of the game happens. They are so close, being in Medical together pretty much all the time, but so impossibly far at the same time... And Curly can't even apologize to her anymore, only cry when she eventually takes her own life right next to him. Do you understand what I mean. Do you See my Vision